"We should not run companies for shareholders, we should run companies for stakeholders", said André Hoffmann, vice-chairman of Roche, in his keynote speech. Furthermore, he pointed out the importance of finding ways to measure social and nature capital. "We have to put a price to nature. We use it because it’s for free."
André Hoffmann on the response of global leaders to the need for urgent transformation:
Judith Walls, Director of the Institute for Economy and the Environment, University of St. Gallen, explained that the current understanding of sustainability is no longer sufficient to avert the crises. "It’s not about mitigation anymore, is really about regeneration." In a white paper, her research group makes an initial proposal for the definition of the term regenerative economy.
Carole Küng, Jorge Tamayo (SDSN Switzerland), Judith Walls, Kerrigan Unter and Leo Luca Vogel (University of St. Gallen) (from left) presenting their new White Paper. (Photo: Caroline Krajcir)
Judith Walls and Kerrigan Unter, University of St. Gallen, on achieving regenerativity:
In our Co-Creation Labs, impactful leaders, visionary thinkers, leading scientists, and personalities from thriving companies met for mutual learning and inspiration. Find the full list of input speakers in our programme.
Philipp Scharfenberger (University of St. Gallen), Fanny Frei (VBZ), Thomas Hug (urbanista.ch), Daniel Wiener (Cargo Sous Terrain / GIB) (from left). (Photo: Caroline Krajcir)
Christian Kägi, Co-Founder of Qwstion, on using regeneratively grown resources:
The conference concluded with a panel discussion, where Sarah Dubreil (founder circl.earth and researcher at HEC Paris), Simon Berkler (co-founder TheDive), and Stephan Hankammer (professor at Alanus University) talked about inspiring regenerative approaches from Germany and France.
Simon Berkler, Sarah Dubreil, and Stephan Hankammer. (Photo: Caroline Krajcir)
Stephan Hankammer on companies benefitting from regenereative economy:
SDSN Switzerland's co-directors Jorge Tamayo and Carole Küng on the urgency of a shift towards a regenerative economy:
